Category: Academic
Progression Day 2025
Tuesday 17 June was Progression Day for our Lower Sixth students. As well as careers sessions in their tutor groups students had the opportunity to hear from visiting universities about making a competitive application, or listen to a talk on applying for employment and apprenticeships. A lovely sunny day for our students to be thinking about …
A Master’s in Maths at Oxford University
We were delighted to welcome 2024 Leaver Conrad Cox back recently to deliver a brilliant talk on life studying for a Master’s in Maths at Oxford University. Our Lower Sixth Aspire students found Conrad “Very engaging”, “really enthusiastic” and “awesome – I am now looking into Oxford and Cambridge when I hadn’t before”. Head of …
Structured Learning Days
As part of the transition from school to university or work, our students are encouraged to develop their independent learning skills and also to extend their learning through “stretch and challenge” opportunities designed by our teachers. Structured Learning Days provide an opportunity to spend a day consolidating and extending learning through planned self-study and additional …
Arlo wins Classics Reading Competition
In the Spring Term, the Classical Civilisation department ran a competition to encourage their students to read around the subject. When a student had completed some reading they wrote a few short lines about what they had learned from it and submitted this as an entry. Congratulations to Lower Sixth Student, Arlo Newton, who submitted an …
Religious Language
Students studying A Level Religion & Ethics and Philosophy enjoyed a talk by Giulia Felappi, Associate Professor and Director of Philosophy Programmes at the University of Southampton. Giulia delivered an excellent online talk on the theme of ‘Religious Language’. and gave some insights into studying Philosophy at university.
Inspiring the next generation of doctors, dentists and vets
Around 50 Year 11 applicants plus parents/guardians received a warm welcome at our annual Medical Sciences event for would-be doctors, dentists and vets. Following an overview of the support College students can expect as part of our specialist pathway, our visitors also took part in practical lab sessions and got the chance to quiz our …
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Maths talks spark possible career routes
Thanks to James Allen from the University of Portsmouth and Dr Ossian Longoria from the Institute of Cancer Research who have recently given talks to College mathematicians. James Allen’s talk on 6 March centred on Topology – the branch of mathematics concerned with the properties of geometric objects and the specific application of the Euler …
English Guest Speaker Events
On 4 March two lecturers from the University of Portsmouth gave talks to A Level English students. Dr Christopher Pittard give a detailed and sophisticated lecture on Frankenstein, while Dr Paraic Finnerty explored Shakespeare’s Othello. The session also provided a really useful insight into studying English at university.
Beach Hut Design Competition
Congratulations to Pearl L (not pictured), Lower Sixth 3D Design student and winner of this year’s beach hut design competition. Entries were judged by local architect Jhonnatan Jaramillo and architectural technologist Siann Thomas, who looked at how well students had considered flexibility, their target market and sustainability in their designs. Pearl’s fantastic prize is a …
Insight into Financial Services
On Wednesday 12 February, Chris Turpin, a senior financial services executive with nearly 30 years of experience, delivered an insightful talk to 67 students, offering a behind-the-scenes look at global finance and investment management. Having held leadership roles at PwC, Northern Trust, and as European CEO of First Sentier Investors, Chris brought a wealth of knowledge …
